Molybdenum–Vanadium‐Based Molecular Sieves with Microchannels of Seven‐Membered Rings of Corner‐Sharing Metal Oxide Octahedra

Abstract

Octahedral molecular sieves: Crystalline orthorhombic Mo3VOx (see SEM image), which was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, contains microchannels made up of seven-membered rings of corner-sharing {MO6} octahedra. Small molecules such as methane, ethane, N2, Ar, CO2 can enter the microchannels of this compound, which exhibits the type I adsorption behavior typical of microporous materials.